Etymology of the English word fountain
the English word
fountainderived from the Old French word
fontainederived from the Latin word
fontanaderived from the Classical Latin word
fontanus (of a spring)
derived from the Latin word
fons (spring, fountain, well)
Date
The earliest known usage of fountain in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
fountainhead,
washfountainCognates
Danish
fontäne, Dutch
fontein, French
fontaine, German
Fontäne, Italian
fontana, Lithuanian
fontanas, Norwegian
fontene, Russian
фoнтан, Spanish
fontana, Swedish
fontänUsage
Word found in Modern English
